After the Little Crybaby Enters the Nightmare Cycle

Inside the death painting exhibition hall.

When they saw the painting that was thrown into the sea by Chi Nan hung on the wall intact, everyone gasped.

"What the **** is going on?" Even though Black Tea has consciously been familiar with Chi Nan, he was still shocked at this moment. He looked at Chi Nan in surprise, "What kind of magic have you done?"

Chi Nan: "I just try to see if these paintings can be thrown away."

A few old dream visitors finally understood, they subconsciously looked towards the empty picture frame in the corner.

"There is another possibility."

Ye Chang raised his hand to take down the painting that had just returned to its original condition, and slammed the painting to the ground with a snap, to see if it was broken, and he lifted his foot to step on the painting desperately, and the violent voice resounded. Death painting exhibition hall.

Everyone looked over in amazement, Ye Chang smiled slightly, his face still looked gentle and easy: "Sorry, the movement may be a bit big, I will also do an experiment."

Everyone: "..."

The two boys in Room 303 are not normal people, right?

Does the trampled death painting have no dignity as a horror work?

Ye Chang saw that the painting was not broken, not broken, not broken, not torn, and after thinking about it, he asked Dabo politely: "Can you lend me a lighter?"

The big wave understood in seconds, took out the lighter and threw it over: "You're welcome."

"thanks."

He took the painting out of the frame and tried to ignite the painting with a lighter. As a heat wave spread, the painting was quickly ignited, but it burned for less than three seconds, and the fire disappeared without a trace as if it had never appeared before. It is still intact, and there is no trace of being burned.

"It seems that apart from throwing away, there is no way to destroy the painting." Ye Chang concluded his experiment after finishing his experiment.

Chi Nan nodded: "So the painting is still on the Dusk, and it's hidden."

Hei Cha felt a headache for the direct and rude two people, and raised his forehead: "...If the experiment fails, and the painting was really thrown into the sea or burned down just now, what are you going to do?"

Chi Nan innocent: "I will pay."

Ye Chang doesn't care: "I will pay."

The two of them spoke in unison, and at the same time they were taken aback, their eyes overlapped.

Finally, Ye Chang smiled, Chi Nan pursed his lips.

Big Wave took his own lighter and lit his cigarette: "I guess you two can't afford to pay, just deduct some favors."

Hei Cha looked at Chi Nan with a complicated expression, and said in a low voice, "You can relax a little bit. Now the favorability score is negative. You still do this..."

Chi Nan was very serious.

"But why did the captain hide this painting?" The red-haired man looked at the painting that was still intact by various tossings, and then looked at the empty frame in the corner.

"If I want to hide something, there are three possibilities." Ye Chang said.

"One is that it is too important to me, and I am reluctant to expose it to others casually; the other is that its existence makes me sad, ashamed or all kinds of negative emotions, and I don't want others to see it even myself,"

"The other is... it will reveal my secrets," Ye Chang pushed his glasses, and rubbed his pocket watch with his fingers in his pocket.

His body temperature is very low, even if he held it in the palm of his hand, his pocket watch was still cold without the slightest temperature.

"What do you think will happen to the captain?" Ye Chang asked Chi Nan.

Chi Nan thought for a while: "If Twilight can visualize people's fear, I think it should be the second or third possibility."

After a pause, he added, "Moreover, the second and third possibilities can also overlap."

The big wave suddenly smiled: "So the captain hid his fear."

"If we find this painting, let the captain remember his fear, and then use the Twilight's ability to visualize fear, maybe we can break the dream." Chi Nan said.

In other words, find the fear of the old captain, and pay for it.

The big wave looked at only one-third of the sunset outside the window, threw the cigarette **** on the ground and stamped it out: "Let's go, what are you waiting for."

Inside the banquet hall.

Only the middle-aged man and seven corpses remained, as well as the npc waiter who stood silently beside the corpses.

The huge banquet hall looked empty and cold. In the silence, there were occasional sounds of ocean waves beating against the deck, as well as intermittent, strange music similar to a music box. The gentle and peaceful melody made people unconsciously sleepy.

The middle-aged man suddenly became alert after yawning a few times. As an old dreamer, he knew well that being sleepy in this situation is very dangerous.

To refresh himself, he didn't dare to sit down, paced back and forth in the hall, swearing constantly: "I won't kill you after I go out! What to pretend! What the **** do you care about others in the nightmare world? I took the clues I tried and pretended to be the Virgin! A group of dead white lotus!"

Suddenly, he walked up to the waiter and shouted, "Hey! Go! Open the door for me!"

He remembered a large bunch of keys hanging from the waist of the waiter.

Surprisingly, the waiter bowed his head respectfully: "I'm sorry, sir, the door of the banquet hall is locked from the outside, and only people outside can open it."

When the middle-aged man heard it exploded, he scolded in his throat: "Can't you **** think of a way for me?! I want you to open the door for me immediately!"

The waiter always replied with an unhurried, no ups and downs: "I'm very sorry, I can't help it."

"What the **** are you a low-level npc, don't you even have a basic brain?! Fool!" He was the only one left in the banquet hall, so he cast his anger on the npc who seemed to have no emotion and thinking ability, saying and deeds. Rude and rude, "Can you contact another waiter or the captain to open the door for me?"

Waiter: "Sorry, no."

"Then can you stop this ghostly music from the underworld? I felt bad and sleepy!"

"Sir, I didn't hear the music you said."

"You're so **** exasperating!" The middle-aged man ran out of patience, and raised his hand to violently attack the waiter.

The other party's drooping head finally lifted, and the original inorganic gaze was filled with a layer of gentle pity: "However, I can prepare some afternoon tea for your husband, so that you can calm down and refresh your mind for the next journey."

The middle-aged man's hand stopped instantly. He hadn't slept much in the past two nights. Yesterday, because of various emergencies, he didn't have the time to eat. Now he is sleepy and hungry. He simply said, "Then give me tea! Make the bubble a little refreshing!"

The waiter nodded respectfully: "Okay, please wait a moment, sir."

Soon, the waiter put cold snacks and drinks on the round table in the banquet hall: "Sir, the afternoon tea is ready, please have a meal."

With that, he poured warm black tea into the bone china cup.

The middle-aged man sat down unceremoniously, suffocated a cup of hot tea, and then kept delivering snacks to his mouth, eating the thick and bitter hot tea with relish.

The waiter stood by and added tea and water to him at the right time.

The taste of dim sum is very good, and the taste of tea is also very expensive. Except for the dead body in the banquet hall and the sad and happy melody in the air, everything is so enjoyable. If it is a real cruise holiday now...

It is strange that his tense nerves in the past few days have gradually relaxed, and his irritable mood has been smoothed a lot.

The middle-aged man yawned again, this time he couldn't be vigilant anymore, letting his mind drift along with the misty music.

The cruise ship shook and shook in the waves and songs... shook and shook... and shook regularly and slowly, as if someone whispered a lullaby in his ear...

He closed his eyes unknowingly, and the tea cup he was holding was turned over to his feet, and the tea splashed all over the floor.

It was silent because of the thick carpet.

The stiff smile on the waiter's face disappeared. He bowed and picked up the tumbling tea cup, and carefully dried the tea stains on the carpet.

After a long while, he raised his head and said to the middle-aged man who was sleeping in his nightmare: "Good afternoon, good dream."

His face hidden in the shadow of the setting sun, for a moment, looked a bit like Guo Xuan, but with the movement of light and shadow, the outline was somewhat similar to that of Axue.

He is standing in the center of the banquet hall of Dusk. It can be anyone or no one, just an insignificant npc.

"Listen, it seems there is a sound."

At the same time, everyone who was looking for paintings on the cruise ship also heard looming music.

"It seems to be coming from here." The redhead pointed in the direction of the nail plate.

Black Tea: "I think it's from over there..." He pointed in the opposite direction.

The big wave frowned: "Music should come from the sea."

After listening, Black Tea's expression eased over: "This music is still a bit nice after hearing it for a long time, maybe it's the mermaid singing in the legend."

After speaking, he yawned greatly.

Yawning is contagious. Soon the redhead yawned too. He covered his mouth and muttered vaguely: "Suddenly so sleepy..."

"Well... I haven't slept well for two nights... Now I want to lie back into the soft big bed and sleep in the dark..." Black Tea yawned one after another.

"Something's wrong! This is a lullaby!"

The big wave yelled vigilantly, but she tried hard to tighten her nerves, she couldn't help but yawned, misty eyes in her eyes.

"I brought soundproof earplugs! Everyone has one point!"

Because he was worried about bad sleep, he had the habit of keeping soundproof earplugs. It just so happened that the convenience store in Zicheng didn't sell them separately, so he could only take a large box. At that time, he thought it was too much and it was troublesome. It came in handy.

When Black Tea handed the earplugs to Chi Nan, he shook his head: "I don't need it. I slept well last night and was not sleepy."

"..." Knowing that Chi Nan said it was not polite to sleep well, he planned to pass the earplugs to Ye Chang, who was aside.

Surprisingly, Ye Chang waved his hand: "I also slept well last night, thank you."

Black tea: "...you two are really suitable for sleeping together."

After putting on earplugs, and barely isolating the hypnotic music, the turbulent sleepiness was finally under control, and everyone became a little afraid as their consciousness gradually became clear.

After all, one of the most important conditions for triggering death is falling asleep.

They can't control their fears. In contrast, it is much simpler to force them to stay awake. Once they fall into deep sleep, allowing their fear to spread in the dream and become concrete, it is no different from suicide.

Only Chi Nan, who has no concept of fear, can sleep wantonly on the Dusk.

"What do you think?" Ye Chang asked suddenly.

Chi Nan seemed to shake his mind: "What?"

"How about this music?"

"Not very good," Chi Nan recalled unconsciously, tilting his head, "I've heard a hundred times better than this."

Ye Chang raised his eyebrows imperceptibly, "Huh? Where?"

Chi Nan said truthfully: "In the last dungeon, there was also Liming Base."

"Dawn base?"

Chi Nan nodded: "Well, some dream maker's house."

"Oh," Ye Chang answered faintly, "Are you familiar with him?"

Chi Nan was taken aback: "Who?"

Ye Chang's eyes were hidden behind the lenses, making it difficult to see his expression, but he seemed to smile: "What you just said, the dream maker."

"Unfamiliar," Chi Nan shook his head and paused, "I just care a little."

Ye Chang paused slightly: "Huh?"

"It's okay." Chi Nan's lips stretched into a line, and he didn't intend to continue talking.

Ye Chang could only put his curiosity away temporarily and silenced.

"If it were you, where would you hide things that you don't want people to see but can't be destroyed?"

Chi Nan suddenly asked Ye Chang that he himself is not a normal human being, and can only be judged by the choices of others, although maybe his roommate is not a normal person...

Ye Chang only thought for a moment, then blurted out: "Beside."

"Oh," Chi Nan thought a little, "Shall we go to the deck and talk to the captain?"

"Let's go to the tool room first," Ye Chang raised his lips harmlessly, and his eyebrows were curving nicely, "Be prepared."

Twenty minutes later, the two took a bunch of rope tape and even an axe and hammer from the tool room...

Everyone looked stupid: "What are you doing...?"

Chi Nan asked Big Wave like a student asked: "Under special circumstances, in a nightmare world, would it be illegal to torture a confession or steal important NPCs without authorization?"

The big wave is afraid that everyone will not be able to hear clearly, so he directly roars: "It's hard to say! I have never met such a dream tourist!"

Hei Cha Fu Fu: "You are all negative...what are you going to do?"

"Want to see the prison in the nightmare world?" Chi Nan twisted the rope with his expressionless face and joked with black tea.

The corners of Black Tea's lips twitched, imagining Chi Nan crying out from behind bars: "It's not funny at all!"

Knowing that he could not persuade Chi Nan, he turned to Ye Chang: "What about you? Are you going to fool around with him?"

Like a rebellious young man, Ye Chang was eager to learn badly: "Well, I haven't tortured to confess or stole anything. I want to try with Brother Nan."

Dark tea: "..."

These two people are absolutely irrelevant.

On the deck, the setting sun was almost completely swallowed by the sea.

Standing under the red clouds in the sky, the old captain bowed slightly to Chi Nanye who came from the cabin.

He didn't wear a hat, and his silver-white hair was raised by the sea breeze: "The dusk will end soon, and the long and difficult night is coming. This is definitely not a good thing for travelers drifting on the sea."

As he said, he looked at the slanting sun the size of his fingernails, and squinted his eyes slightly: "But don't worry, Twilight will protect her guests and provide them with the most peaceful and sweet dreams."

The old captain turned around again, the haze in his eyes disappeared, and he smiled vigorously as usual: "You guys, what a good music, right?"

He noticed that the two guests in front of him were not wearing earplugs.

"Old Captain, can I ask you something?" Chi Nan asked.

The old captain nodded very gently: "Of course, I hope I can help my guests."

Chi Nan was straightforward: "There is a painting missing in the painting exhibition hall. I want to know where you hid him?"

The old captain's face changed suddenly, and the originally gentle and peaceful sunset on the sea was shattered by his anger: "There are no missing paintings! I didn't hide them either! All the paintings are in the exhibition hall!"

As the old captain's mood changed, the music on the sea ceased, and his fierce reaction confirmed Chi Nan's guess.

Ye Chang, who had been carrying his hands all the time, glanced at Chi Nan, and the corners of his lips curled up imperceptibly: "Leave it to me."

Then the smile on his face widened, and he gently and politely said to the old captain: "Offend."

"What are you doing?!" Looking at this boy who was holding a rope and walking towards him with a smile, the captain, who had experienced strong winds and waves, suddenly trembled...

Behind this seemingly harmless face of humans and animals, and the pair of slightly reflective lenses, there seemed to be a shivering soul hidden. He looked at it as if... the abyss was looking back at him.

"Don't be nervous, we just want to get something from you and it will be over soon."

Contrary to his polite words, Ye Chang moved swiftly, forced the old captain out of retreat in three or two strokes, and unceremoniously tied him to the guardrail on the deck with a rope in his hand.

"What are you doing! No painting! I didn't hide anything!"

Ye Chang still smiled, searched his waist with his hand, took out a bunch of keys for a moment, and smiled and shook it in front of the old captain, clanking, "I know, we believe what you say." "

With that, he threw the key to Chi Nan, "Got it."

The tone was brisk, like a little boy waiting for his brother's praise.

The remaining few dreamers who were acting like the group were dumbfounded: "..."

Black Tea sighed quietly next to Chi Nan, "I can't tell... Ye Chang is still a practitioner."

Ye Chang has already followed up: "I was always bullied when I was young, and learned a bit of Sanda to defend myself."

"Damn, have you learned a little bit? I think you have a tough hand."

Ye Chang smiled: "Thank you for the compliment."

Dark tea still didn't come out in surprise. When Ye Chang said that he was bent before, he saw Ye Chang's gentle appearance with glasses, and he secretly thought that this child might be a sufferer. Now...

He glanced at Chi Nan with a complicated expression, a little worried for this emotionally dull guy...

Chi Nan didn't think about anything weird at all, and quickly found the key to the captain's lounge from a large set of keys: "It should be this."

They had almost searched for the upper and lower five floors of this cruise ship. Only the captain's lounge was locked, and they couldn't find it.

If the painting symbolizes the captain’s fear and he does not want anyone to know the existence of the painting, it will definitely be hidden in an absolutely safe and private place.

In this passenger cruise ship, the most private environment for the old captain is his lounge.

At that time, the sky was getting darker and darker, and the last afterglow on the horizon would be swallowed by the sea.

Perhaps because of the unique design of the floor-to-ceiling windows on the ship, coupled with the fact that the sun never sets in the evening, the lights on the Dusk are just decorations. As night approaches, the lights on the ship cannot be energized.

Everyone was plunged into darkness all at once.

This kind of blackness is not like reaching out at midnight and not seeing the five fingers, but vague and ambiguous, vaguely able to see the outline of things, but not to the point of being able to see clearly what it is.

The shadowy scene is getting more and more creepy.

The lighter of the big wave came in handy at the moment, she walked in the forefront to clear the way for everyone, but unfortunately the light of the lighter was too weak and unstable, and she could barely see the way forward.

"We should get some candles." Hei Cha was a little afraid of the dark, and said with his arms folded. He wanted to go to Rachinan very much, but he also remembered that Chi Nan had contact phobia, so he endured it all the time.

Big Wave calmly said in front: "It's too late. It's a serious matter for us to quickly find the painting and go out."

"Don't get lost, hold on to everyone."

"Yes, keep up."

"Brother Nan, can I hold your hand?" Ye Chang's voice rang in his ears, and continued in a voice that only two of them could hear, "...I am night blind and afraid of the dark."

Chi Nan hesitated for about two or three seconds before saying very lightly: "Yes."

Anyway, the light is so dim, no one can see him crying.

Ye Chang smiled silently: "Thank you."

Then he held his hand, still the kind of fingers clasped together.

Although he was mentally prepared, Chi Nan's body still couldn't help being stiff, and two tears rolled from the corners of his eyes.

Before he had time to raise his hand to wipe, a soft handkerchief was already covered, gently wiping away tears for him.

"You lead me, then I'll wipe your tears." Ye Chang's voice seemed to be smiling, and gently blew into Chi Nan's ear.

Chi Nan trembled uncontrollably like never before.

This feeling is very subtle, as if being electrocuted.

He didn't speak, and pulled Ye Chang... to be precise, he was pulled by Ye Chang and walked forward in the ambiguous darkness.

Ten minutes later, a group of people successfully opened the door of the captain's lounge.

Although the conditions were very bad, everyone temporarily put the fear behind them and began to look for the disappearing paintings with all their strength.

Chi Nan has been blind for a long time, and he has a strong adaptability to darkness. In less than five minutes, he found a safe about half a meter high from under the bedboard: "I found it, it should be this."

Big Wave immediately approached with a lighter, and found that the safe was tightly locked: "It's an eight-digit code lock!"

"Grass, eight digits... I tried the three-digit code lock for three hours before it came out, and the eight digits can't be used until it's too old..." Hei Cha said frustratedly and helplessly.

Everyone suddenly became a bit negative. They didn't pay attention to the eight-digit number at all on the cruise these three days...

A rare and calm analysis of the big wave said: "If you have an eight-digit number, it should be the year, month, and day. We only need to go to the date to be related..."

"19271127." Chi Nan suddenly said a series of numbers affirmatively.

Everyone was a little confused: "What?"

"Try it, password 19271127." Chi Nan repeated it again.

Although they didn't want to understand what was going on, they didn't have much time left. Big Wave, as Chi Nan said, quickly twisted the code lock to dial these eight numbers.

But there was no movement at all, and everyone who had just ignited hope was poured with cold water: "This...what to do...the sun is going to disappear completely..."

The red-haired man didn't finish saying a word. He only heard the ‘click’ of the combination lock, and the rusty lock automatically bounced off!

The air was silent for a moment, and Black Tea cheered: "The password is correct! Chi Nan's password is correct!"

Just now, the code lock was rusted for years and months, and it was a bit lagging behind!

"How did you know?" the red-haired man asked Chi Nan. He had previously thought of the date of each painting under the painting exhibition hall, but the creation date under this frame was deliberately erased, and there was no clue at all.

Chi Nan explained: "November 27, 1927 was the first exhibition date of the Death Painting Exhibition Hall. The paintings in the exhibition hall were all exhibited on the day of creation, so I think this day should also be the creation date of the first painting. ."

The creation date also means the date of death and disaster.

The big wave suppressed the ecstasy, opened the safe with quick hands and feet, and found the painting hidden inside.

She moved the lighter close again, and everyone gathered around.

When the content of the painting was clearly seen, everyone's face turned pale, and a layer of white hair appeared on their bodies...

"This is... too miserable..."

Black tea murmured in a low tone that was close to a whisper, as if the sad and frightening scene depicted in the painting would come true immediately...